Sirs,
I am to advise that the Imperial Republic considers any attempt to incorporate the illegal communities of so-called Voortrekkers in the vicinity of Fort Ermingander, an area of scientific interest to Shireroth, into the putative United Batavian States as an optimistically named "Oostmark" will be considered a hostile act against the Imperial Republic, displaying a flagrant disregard of quarantine procedures concerning the Inner Benacian Green, that would mark the Batavians as being unworthy of their part in the custodianship over the proposed Batavian Condominium. Under those circumstances any attempt to press ahead with the Oostmark claim will finally and definitively scupper any hope of the agreement negotiated between the Batavian community and the Imperial Republic, and presently awaiting signature in Teldrin, ever coming into effect.
Furthermore any attempt to use this claim, or any other expedient, to leverage the Imperial Republic into relinquishing the Siyacha Free State will be met with maximal aggression in reply.
- I have the honour to remain,
The Prince of Modan,
Regent of the Imperial Republic,
Minister of Military Affairs, &etc
OOC: There is an independent statelet developing there which is, we hope, likely to attract the participation of two old stalwarts of the sector - we'd much prefer that all or part of that enclave be left to them to work in peace.